Pumpkin-seed planter



(No Model.) Y

G. E. WILSON.

PUMPKIN SEED PLANTER. .n I

No. 548,241. Patented 0Q2. 22, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. WILSON, OF NORWOOD, IOWA.

PUIVlPKlN-SEED PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 548,241, dated October22, 1895.

Application nea July 2,1895. serial No. 554.740. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known th'at I, GEORGE E. WILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norwood, in the county of Lucas and State of Iowa,haveinventedanewand usefulPumpkin-Seed Planter, of which the followingis a specifica tion.

This invention relates to planters, and more especially to an attachmentdesigned for use in connection with a corn-dropping machine fordepositing pumpkin-seed in the same hills with and at the same time ofthe planting of the corn.

The object of the invention is the construction of an attachment whichcan be quickly applied to any of the usual forms of cornplanters andwhich can be adjusted so as to be driven by the same mechanism providedfor actuating the seed-dropping slides of the planter to which theattachment is applied.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is unfolded in the following description,reference being had to the drawings hereto attached, in which- Figure 1is a vertical longitudinal section of a cornplanter, showing theinvention applied. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the plantingattachment. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the drill or grain-spout,showing it applied. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of thegrainspout.

The planter herein shown is illustrative of the type with which theattachment is designed for use and may be of any desired form, andcomprises the seed-box 1 and ground-wheel 2, carrying a sprocket-Wheelfor actuating the seed-dropping mechanism by means of the sprocket-chain3, all of which parts are of well-known construction and arrangement andneed no further description.

The attachment comprises, essentially, a hopper 4, which in practicewill be constructed of sheet-steel and in such a manner that the seedwill gravitate to a discharge-opening in the bottom. l The drill orgrainjspout 5 is constructed of sheet metal, preferably steel, and isshaped into the required'form'from a single blank, the side portions 6extending vertically in parallel relation and having their upper endsbent outwardly at about right angles and secured in any desired mannerto the bottom side of the hopper 4. An intermediate portion 7 curvesforwardly and upwardly, and has its upper end 8 extending vertically andsecured to the front side of the hopper, and an offset portion 9 islocated intermediate of the parts 7 and 8 and extends beneath the frontportion of the hopper-bottom, so as to admit of the curved portion 7fitting closely against the peripheral surface of the seed-distributingwheel l0.

A shaft 1l extends transversely through the side portions 6 of the drillor grain-spout and is journaled in bearings 12, attached to the outersides of the parts 6, and this shaft forms a support for theseed-distributing wheel lO, which is mounted thereon in such a mannerthat the shaft and seed-wheel revolve together. A sprocket-wheel 13 isadj ustably mounted upon the shaft 11, so thatits position can bechanged to correspond with the relative position of the sprocket-chain3, by means of which the said sprocket-wheel 13 is driven so as tooperate the seed-distributing wheel 10. A binding-screw 14 passesthrough a hub portion of the. sprocket-wheel 13 and serves as a means tosecure the said sprocket-wheel adj-ustably upon the shaft 11.

The seeddistributing wheel 10 is formed in its edge with one or morepockets 15, which are adapted to receive the seed from the hopper 4 anddeposit the same in the drill or grain-spout, and by means of which theseed is conveyed to the hill or furrow.

The hopper is designed to be attached to the seed-box 1 in anyconvenient manner, and is provided on its front side with strap-irons 16for the reception of fastenings by means of which the desired result isattained. When in proper position the attachment is actuated by the samemechanism provided for operating the corn-planting devices, and by aproper proportioning of the parts the pumpkin-seed placed in the hopper4 can be dropped in every third, fourth, or other hill of corn,whichever may be desired, as will be readily understood.

The invention is designed for use in connection with the various formsof corn-planters placed upon the market, and in adapting the same for aparticular make or style of machine it is to be understood that changesin the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the principle orsaerifieing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In aplanter, the combination with the hopper, a vertically-disposedseed-distributing wheel, and a shaft for receiving and transmittingpower to the said seed-distributing wheel, of a drill formed of a singleblank of sheet metal and comprising side portions which extend along thesides of the said Wheel and have theirupperends bent outwardly andsecured to the hopper, said side portions providing bearings for theaforesaid shaft, and an intermediate portion curving forwardly andupwardly in front of the forward portion of the said seed-distributingwheel and attaehed at its upper end to the hopper, substantially as setforth.

2. A planting attachment comprising ahopper, a vertically-disposedseeddistributing wheel, 'a shaft carrying the said seed wheel,

a sprocket wheel adjustably mounted upon the shaft, a drill or grainspout constructed of a single blank of sheet metal and comprising sideportions extending along the opposite sides of the seed Wheel and havingtheir upper ends bent outwardly and attached to the hopper, and havingan intermediate portion curving forwardly and upwardly and having anoifset and vertically-disposed portion at its upper end, and bearingsattached to the said `side portions of the drill and having the said

